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IS a Common Thing upon the Paing of a Strange Dog through a Town, to have a Hundred Curs Bawling at his Breech, and Every Yap gets a Snap at him. There was One Particular Dog, that when he aw there was No aving his Skint by Running away, Turn’d upon his Puruers, and then found upon the Tryal, that One et of Teeth was worth Two pair of Heels; for upon That Reolution, they All fell off, and Sneak'd their Way. A Captain took Occaion once to Apply This Intance to his People. Fellow-Soldiers (ays he) take This for a Rule, Thoe that run away are in more Danger than the Others that tand the Shock.